A nurse in the Emergency Department is evaluating a patient’s cardiac rhythm. What is the correct interpretation of the rhythm and the appropriate treatment?

A client is admitted to the telemetry unit due to an episode of substernal chest pain.

Diagnostic tests reveal an elevated ST segment on the electrocardiogram (ECG) and an increased cardiac troponin level.

What would be an appropriate initial nursing intervention?

A 35-year-old patient presents with pulmonary hypertension and is diagnosed with right heart failure. What is the most likely cause of this condition?

What is the most important nursing action in caring for a patient who has just recovered from rheumatic fever?

In the context of a patient undergoing IV furosemide (Lasix) treatment for hypertension, which observation is most crucial to communicate to the healthcare provider?

The nurse is caring for a client with weak pedal pulses, absent hair on bilateral legs, and a full-thickness wound on the right lateral malleolus with defined margins, including a minimal amount of serous exudate.

Which of the following interventions is contraindicated?

What is the most appropriate advice for a patient suffering from arterial insufficiency?

A patient with angina pectoris is experiencing chest pain at rest and needs to take three nitroglycerin (NTG) pills to relieve the pain. What should the nurse consider this as a major symptom of?

Coarctation of the aorta refers to the local narrowing of the aorta near which location?

Your patient, post-operative from a gastrointestinal surgery, presents with a temperature of 103.6 'F, heart rate 120, blood pressure 72/42, increased white blood cell count, and respirations of 21. An IV fluid bolus is ordered STAT.

Which of the following findings indicate that the patient is progressing to septic shock? Select all that apply:

When teaching clients in a community-based setting strategies for preventing cardiovascular disease, which interventions should the nurse include?